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Overview This post describes the return codes that SCCM understands for Package and Program deployments and shows which codes are classed success, reboot, or retry. The meaning of return codes for Packages and Programs is defined in the SCCM site control file. Codes are assigned into three categories: Success Return Codes – The installation was successful. […]
Continue ReadingNewer Dell models distribute BIOS update packages using the Dell Update Package (DUP) format. How to update the system BIOS video link: https://players.brightcove.net/6057277730001/9kEtm2zEI_default/index.html?videoId=1691797622627434301 Options The options can be invoked with the / character. Option Name Description Syntax /? Or /h Help Displays command line options and help information. Determines if the update can be applied to the […]
Continue ReadingHere is a simple but handy PowerCLI one liner which can output the VM name and it’s IP address. Connect-VIServer localhost Get-VM | Select Name, @{N=”IP Address”;E={@($_.guest.IPAddress[0])}} Name IP Address—- ———-ABWEB1v 172.16.100.1ABWEB2v 172.16.100.2ABWEB3v 172.16.100.3ABWEB4v 172.16.100.4ABWEB5v 172.16.100.5ABWEB6v 172.16.100.6ABWEB7v 172.16.100.7ABWEB8v 172.16.100.8ABWEB9v 172.16.100.9ABWEB10v 172.16.100.10ABWEB11v 172.16.100.11ABAPP1v 172.16.101.20ABDOM1v 172.16.102.20 Getting a little more complicated here we are getting all the VMs […]
Continue ReadingSome new generation motherboards for PCs and Laptops bring in support for both UEFI or Unified Extensible Firmware Interface as well as BIOS or Basic Input Output System. The main advantage of UEFI over the traditional BIOS is the fact that UEFI supports a hard drive with a capacity of more than 2 Terabytes. But the downside of UEFI is the fact that […]
Continue ReadingThis article discusses an issue that occurs when you remove or update a provisioned Microsoft Store app by using the Microsoft Store and then running sysprep on the computer. Applies to: Windows 10 – all editionsOriginal KB number: 2769827 Introduction Sysprep is a tool for IT administrators who want to prepare an installation of Windows […]
Continue ReadingClick the Windows start button. Type regedit, and click OK. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\System\DNSclient. If the Primary DNS Suffix key contains a value, then the computer will not automatically adjust to the new primary DNS suffix. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters. Verify whether the value of REG_RWORD SyncDomainWithMembership is 0x1. This value indicates that the primary DNS suffix changes when the domain membership changes. […]
Continue ReadingIn administering Active Directory Group Policy, you sometimes find that you need to find all GPOs that are configuring a specific setting. Here is a simple process you can follow to export all your GPOs, and then easily search within them to find all GPOs that are configuring a specific setting. Export all the GPOs […]
Continue ReadingThe “second hop problem” refers to a situation like the following: You are logged in to ServerA. From ServerA, you start a remote PowerShell session to connect to ServerB. A command you run on ServerB via your PowerShell Remoting session attempts to access a resource on ServerC. Access to the resource on ServerC is denied, because the credentials you used to create the […]
Continue ReadingArticle link: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/mem/configmgr/core/plan-design/hierarchy/state-messaging-system-center-configuration-manager State messages contain concise information about conditions on the Configuration Manager client. The state messaging system is used by specific components of Configuration Manager, such as software updates and configuration settings. Configuration Manager clients send state messages to fallback status point or management point site systems to report the current state of […]
Continue ReadingArticle by Steve Rachui from https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/core-infrastructure-and-security/sccm-state-messaging-in-depth/ba-p/322589 First published on MSDN on Jan 07, 2011 State messaging is a new mechanism in SCCM which reflects point in time conditions on the client. Status messages, by contrast, work to help administrators track the flow of data through various SCCM components. There is even a status message viewer […]
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